Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-01
CHAPTER V.
A LOCOMOTIVE LEFT BEHIND.

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work TINS constituting AN element Of the
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.a't'o''' "u' '"e S'"''o'' was important
'oi US IL thc ieN"'al Piace i"l LINING Oh
woo" anu "".er' itere we stopped ana
o'Eah =" "oo" up "illaii' husSei tne
"i"er' was naturaiiy curious ABOUT the
app"aran'e I'll sueh small 'raln running
gu tue 'ihie Oh 'he morning fha'i with no
PaS7eheers anu none Oh the regular hahus.
here Ahute"S toiu most adroio ana
eareluily Planned story, win enough OF
foundation 10 make IL probaole. tie
claimed to nave been sent by Ten. Beau
regard VINO WIS III desperate STRAITS Tor
ammunition To impress tram have 1t
loaded with powder and run 1t through
nj Hghtntng speed. had he been pressed
more closely, ne couid nave produced
passes proving himSeif worthy OF oelle1'
But II was not necessary 10 20 so far.
The very appearance OF Andrews, tau,
commanding ana perfectly self possessed,
speaking like one who had long been &C
cu~tomed to authority. was so much like
the ideal southern officer that RusseIs
crcdence was won at once. he knew very
well that after such battle as Pittsourg
Landing II was natural that powder
SItHrlG scarce Al
once what more natural than to send Tor
1T seeing the impression That ne had
made, Andrews, who, OF course, did not
WORK at throwing on WOOD, out lett that
10 MS companions, asked II ne couid not
be supplied with n schedule OF the road,
as 1t might he useful. Russei' IN ms
patriotic fervor, took down ana handed
out his own schedule, SAYING that ne
would SEND ms shirt 70 bea'regard II
tue latter wanted IL! w men asked after
ward II he dld not suspect man VINO
made such an unreasonable demand he
answered: NO; | would rs soon have
suspected jefferson Davis himself as one
who talked with the assurance that An
drevs did -
w wore NOW within seven miles Of
rirrs.o,, respnpl,ad with wood and
- a,er ,,i,bo,, hny;r,, r,et tho sl,,b,es,
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sol * "Pp'e"enu u'i'se, 'na,, any "tieie
else along tue route, "rahch ROAD mon
hoo'e connected there win the main
track, and the morning train from that
town would he awaiting our arrival.
This, with the local freight which we
hoped TO meet and the complicated
arrangement Of the switches, would con-
progress. The real difficulties SURPASSED
expectations, Andrews had made HIM
self familiar with the minutes, working
of the road at this point. as also at Dial.
ton and Chattanooga. aud we would soon
he able ~ 500 how no ,xo,,ld overcome the